Was Babe Ruth Under Paid?
Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
This lesson demonstrates a method for teaching students about inflation and the Consumer Price Index, using baseball players' salaries for purposes of illustration. Babe Ruth's salary from 1931 is adjusted to account for changes in the price level and is then compared to the salaries of those playing major league baseball players today.
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